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OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC QUESTION FOP THE SUN. (Conclusion.) MR. EDITOR,-LoAing back on the contents •of these Papers, the Author has great satisfactidn 'in saying, that in no one line of them has he for gotten the respect that is sine to the Romarr Ca tholics of Great Britain and Ireland. He has distfained all comparison hrtw•een them and the, .11oman Catholics of 1641 and 1798. They are a •distinct -people ; and he has scorned to load with, 'the crimes of those years, the moral, the humane, .and good of the present time. If they of this reign bad proved so atrocious as those human brutes, whose rancour of heart could only be ap-• [teased by the blood of Protestants, they would not have obtained those exemptions from penal- . • ties which Parliament thought them worthy of. They would not be protected, as they arc, their reli ; :ious worship, commensnr►ite with all other separatists from the National Establishment ‘Vroug, therefore, even to delinquency, wt•ould it tave• been to have involved them in the - gnat of • their predecessors. It would be•trat)stnsing ini quity from its origin throughout the whole race of Roman Catholics, p l st, present, and to • come ; or quaffing (him) provocatives to yen •geance. • Far is this from the Author, who be lieves that tbe scenes of savage slaughter corn • :tatted on the Protestants •in Ireland, under CHARLES tl►e First and GEorturi the Third, are 'abominated by the Roman Catholics now and with whom he could live in harmony, and friendship, but lie cannot agree with them in pre ferring a locum teue►is to a DIVINE REDEEMER, nor • in paying their natural allegiance, to a King in his civil character, and denying, or in not acquiescing• in his Church Suprenzary. Could this difficulty be reconciled, and stript of its glaring ineonsist -ency, every doubi•would be done away ; but this is impossible, while any national church is thought necessary for the ease of the Magistrate, and the good of the people. The author has examined the question with the utmost effort and candour of his mind. Ile has considered the coronation oath ; the acts of union between Scotland and England, and Great Britain and Ireland ; the corporation and test acts ; but after all, and with tl►e best of dispositions. towards Roman Ca, tholic subjects, he cannot get over his opinion, that to comply with the prayer of their Petition would flagrantly chew a shameless conk utpt fin the Protestant Church, and a total disregard for religion in general. With tlis the author con cludes, proud of the attention chit has been paid , to hint. Servitor ad iniuin quails al ineawla proces serif et sibi constet. 'fERILE MILTS. THEATRICAL REGISTER. Performed Last Night. • TITEATRi RoYM., DRi/ItY - LANE.--second time), Rob Roy, the Gregarach 7 Rob Roy NlaetzTegor, Mr. H. Johoctoo; - Helen Macgregor, Mrs. Glover. After which, The Devil To Pay. TitEATak: Rovnc., Cort'vr-GAhns;sr.—(sixtb time), Rob Roy Macgregor Francjs Osbablistone, Ntr: Sinclair ; Diana Vernon, MissAtephens After which, The Russian Festival. To which was kidded, T;cou Thumb the Great. ALAI LS. AnarvEn—) Dublin, 1 Holland, I France. Due-1 Water font, 1 Garr:lmq and Jersey, 1 Holland, 1 Gottenburgb, - 1 Lisbon, 3 Hnlnburgb ; 1 Flanders. PRICE 1)1 STOCK THIS DAY AT 1 , It per Cent. C0n5.......174 /61 perCt.N.Ann. tOti 105i.1 Imperial it per Cent. Ann. India ..... 638. 60s. pr. udr, South Sea Stock 966 Ex. Bills, 2d;.135. 165. 135. pr. Ditto, 2i41....... 145. 175. pr. Cons. for Acc0uut........ 78i HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-NIOItROIV.' Morning, I t minutes after ii. Evening, :id uintes After 6. THE SUN. SOLEMN qt/IC .9IUERE FALSUM ACME:V.I' LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1818. AND AUTIiEr4TIC CORRESPONDEN(; The Paris Papers of Tuesday last, which were due this morning, have not come to hand. We have several times had occasion to express, our regret that such a man as BLACAS should ever have had any influence upon the French Govt.' a ment, as there is nothing In him in point of talents, knowledge, or principles, tha(intitles his opinion to respect. His folly, or something worse, and the ronfldeuce which was unfortunately placed in hint by the French Monarch, who judged of others by his own amiable feelings and honotfr able views, led to the return of the tliurper on the 20th of March 1815, and to all the confusion and consternation which ensued. The result, however, in time immortal battle of Waterloo, re stored the rightful Monarch to his throne, and established the peace of Europe. But BLACAS deserves no honour for this glorious result, and it it bad not occurred, for the happiness of Europe, he would probably have been an obsequious vas sal to the Usurper.. We should think that such conduct on the part of BLACAS must have opened Are 'eyes 'of the French Government, yet' as we - understand that he is yet on_ a mission at Rortre,we,must either 'suppose that the KING , his Miniiters yam still tinder a misconception regretting "this than, who - has- nothing-iutel. .lectual or moral to recommend him, or that the Ministers have not power enough to re cal him., Lie certainly• does. no credit to the Court which sent 1 m, and it. 'is very probable that he will . commit Some blunder at Rome, if suffered to remain, as be is no match for Popish .artifice. it is said that ,lm is supported by some branches of the Royal Family, at head of, what are called the Ultras, most of whom arc, perhaps, well-intentioned, but who do not appear to have marched with the . times, and . --who seem to expect improbable, or rather ltoposOrle events, which all. attempts• to accomplish would only tend-. to produce new disturbances that Might shake die tranquillity of Europe, as well overthrow all legitiMate Government iu .Avire... „We confess, therefore, that W 0 figlad• hear that BLAcAs has been t 'be o ill hereafter be contentedAalead -a life cif less and insipid obscurity. ~~~ ~ i As. die affairs of France,-and - gte;tmit'etnents of its Government, nmst. be interesting to . all other States, we refer ettr Itea,ders to the Letter from our CorrespondenA Paris, received- this day. We perceive diorite seems , to trtertain"fhe .„- , - • same opinion of M. 13LACAS as ire f have ex pressed in the preceding article, and heYnee we hope to bear 'of his return front Rome, and of the end of his political influence in France. This morning we'receiveil New Orleans Papers to the ,4th February. Fl OM The New Orleans Gateite of Feb. 3.) The French General LALLEmANtr, Iris brother HENRY LALLENIAND, Messrs. LAURET, I3ERRAUD, and PENNIERE; also officers of distinction under 11UONAP.ARTE, came passengers in the brig Actress, POTTER, 25 days . frimn New York, note in •tire River ; the aboVe-narned Gentleman; we'learn, arrived in town yesterday. (From The National latelligeneer of Fel. 19.) CONGRESS IN. SENATE, MoXDAY, FEB. 16. • W. SANFORD presented the Memorial ot the New York Irish Emigrant Association, prayiug that a portion of unsold lirods (in the Illinois Territory) may be granted to Trustees, of an ex tended term of credit, for the purpose of being settled by. Emigrants from Ireland, - A Letter from Wa.,hington, received at Bos says—" A commercial intercourse with the dominions of the Sublime Porte;anda mission o that Court,are among the topicS of conversa ion. A Minister resident has been accredited 'rom Russia, and it is generally believed that hod] I.llr. PINKNEY and Dr, EUSTIS have request ed letters of recall. The nominations which the various circumstances will require, •are subjects fol. various conjecture ; and one or more of your Northern Gentlemen are already spolsen of as on the list of Candidates. . We beg leave most earhestlyto direct the Eaten- lion of the Public to the Official 'Report of a Committee of the House of Representatives of the United States of America (see o'ur,lost page), as a further proof of the hostile feeling of the Ame rican Legislature towards Great Britain. It can not fail to impress on their minds the correctness of the view which we took of the tendency of the measures of the Government of that country, and of the principles advocated by the President in his Speech at the opening of the present Session of Congress. It is now evidesst that the Aniericans will not be satisfied to remain on amicable terms with this Country, unless His Majesty's Govern ment are prepared to abandon the 'Colonial Sys tem, and to allow a free intercourse,: in: American Vessels, with His Majesty's Colonies. It unfortn nately this point is accefiedf6 by the King's Minis ers, it will prove ruinous to the British Ship-O'wn ters, and.render - the West India Islands:entirely de pendent on the United States. We ale therefore induced to refer our Readers to The luminous Re port of the Privy Council. of the - 31st of. May, 178,4, on the attempt then made tO'obtain a free intercoarse between the Sugar Colonies. and the United States in American bottoms. The rule of conduct prescribed by this Report has been adhered to by Great Britain, except in cases of necessity. The rule was, that this country should strictly adhere to the Colonial System, and " should ne " Ver submit EVEN TO TREAT on the favourite ob- , "ject of the United States, namely, the admiS " Sion of their ships into the trade of the British " Colonies ; and' rathef than submit to it, pOints " out a mode of effective and DI6NIPIED RETA 7 LIATION!"--If such was the cotsdnct of Great Britain at the period . alluded to; ought It not to be the same flow ?-The tbreat ciintained in this Report of the ilotts i e Representatives of the . strength of the American Navy, - 3erill- without doubt raise the feelings of the people of this country, and lead them to requite some satisfactory expla 'nation from Government of their intentions on 'Oils :subject. We are afraid., from Vations stance's, that these is too strong a disposition in a certain quarter to conciliate the United States ) , and that the American Trade Bill now before Parlia ment is the beginning of a change in our Colonial System, which cannot fail to be productive of the worst consequences, and to depress and ultimate ly to destroy-the Naval Power of the Country. We are sorry that we cannot compliMent the Secretary of State' for Foreign Affairs on the commercial arrangements he made on the Continent; but we hope that, before .any farther concessions are made .to America, his Majesty's Ministers will recollect the conduct they pursued in 1806, on the TifENT American ' Intercourse Bill, and the opposition they successfully made to that impoli tic measure. For the present, we shall content ourselves, by referring to- the inimitable and nn answerable Speech of the late Master of the Rolls on that memorable occasion ; and shall conclude these remarks with an extract from a letter writ -ten by that distinetished-anil enlightened States man the late Earl of LIVERPOOL, and to express our regret, that all his Lordship'S writings on this and other important subjects, have not been publish ed. In reference to the inroads which were at tempted to be made in 1806-7 on the Navigation and Colonial System, his-Lordship in this Letter says, " By the measures which have been and " are now taking, it is evident that there are " persons, who not daring to attack the Laws of " Navigation, and the Maritime Rights of this " country directly and openly, are entleavocring " to sap and undermine them, deceiving the igno " rant under various pretences. I wish that my -" infirmities did.not prevent me from affording the little assistance' my talents might enable me to give : but my Principles are Manifest in what " has already been published, and in the protests , " which ,have entered against, m a ny a tt em pt s o f ct. this nature, which one time or another will also "be seen - by the public." WIRDsoR, Mulct' 26.—Yesterday, about flee o'clock, the •PtuNca REGENT arrived at the Pa lace ft'oni London. At six o'clock his Royal Highness dined with his Royal Mother, Ptin •cesses:•Atigusta and. Elizabeth, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the D ke of Kent, and the Prinee of Hes-e Ilumberg. . About ten o'clock .the Prince Regent, accothpanied‘ by the Duke of Kent, left the Castle. The Duke and Duchcsa,of Gloucester left at the same time-for London. It was arranged for a grand coursing to take place this day for the amusement of the Prince of Hesse Romberg, iii the Little Park, for which purpose Lord Rieers's greyhounds are arrived from Strathficldsay. His Lordship ar rived yesterday. The Duke of Clarence and the Misses Fir zelateriee are on a visit to Lord and Lady Ashbr - Ook, , at their seat at Buvrnalan-lodze,. near Old Windsor. The .PEINCE .RECENT returned to town from Windsor on ‘Vednesday night. - Ws Royal High ness was accompanied'hy the Duke .of KENT as far as KensiugtonPulace. Yesterday the Dukes ..of CUMBERLAND and KENT visited the PEINCE, REGENT at Carlton house. The Eirl of LivcizrooL, Viscimot CASTLR REACH,. and: 'Count MuNsTen, had 'audiences of the PRINCE RECENT yesterday . at Callton-house. The Princess to whotn - the Dike of CLARENCE is now paying Court is said to be only 19 yeai-s of age. She is the grand4aughter of the Elector of HEsse,GASSEL. Yesterday dispatches from Barbadoes 'were re ceived at. the Admiralty and , Earl 13AritnasT's Office. SAEEILEGE.—A few ,nights since the Par sh Church of Charlton, in Kent, was broken open and robbed of the pulpit and desk hangings, the altar cloths, the velvet ciishions and trimmings, with the gold lace ; the convolution table-cloth s , the napkins, the Clergyna r tl's ei g - imc ,k » , , s se b a e r l f o , ngiiig sur plice, &c. and the large p i aybo to the reading and clerk's desks, with which the robbers made their escape. MURDER OF THE LY NCH LS.—lt is known that Duval) was Clerk of the Chapel of Stonestown. Mr. M'Cann, the Parish Priest, oceasio tw h y elated there. On the S:lnday after the berating the Lynches, he proceeded to that place or wor ship, penetrated with the most indetcribablehor ror and concern. He 'ascended:the altar, robed in his vestments, and, with accents which will never leave my ear, cursed the author, abettor, and assist a nts of the crime ! Ile then CUM! down from the altar, took front - his teet his shoes and stockings, desired his • congregation to follow bins, and he and they Went in procession round .the Chapel, calling aloud to Ileaven for ve:,gcance on the murderirs. Guess who was .next the Mi nister of Religion in this awful procession Devlin the Clerk l--the' planner, the instigator, the Mover', the commandex in horrible trans action ! . .And of the whole congregation, lie ap peared to he the persOn . who reiterated Amen ! with the most . vehement devotion.—(Dlittlin. Cor respondent, Mai ch 24 ,) FATAL BOXING I IAT'CH.-=-011.1VCdrieSday MOM: inga young mati of very respectable connections was killed in a 'Contest, by a man [Janie Price, The affair liegati in the public-'house called Hil liaesFerry, near . Walthatustow, -and, die parties having agreed on their seconds, commenced a fight in regular rounds, when the unfortunate man since deceased gave in, saying he could fight no longer. His second, however, insisted on. his 'continuing the battle; taut! bolding him , tip, bid his anta gonist strike, when a blow was hit somewhere about the stomach, which killed hint on the spot. PARIS, MARcn 23.—The French Ministry i s ; Hot to he aware of all the importance of uni r l oo the Members of the Goternment-, antlbence tic its moral and political we a k ness . A t t he e rs , ei, meocement of the present Session all toe se OS' hers of the Chamber of D e p u ti es; w i t h one ace of declared against the Conc or d a t ; th e y asser d o it was in perfect opposition to the nationall i This was a sufficient motive for not presenting o to the Chambers, for the first rule of W e lt reason end common sense is to yield to neces si o Yet the Ministers, in defi a n ce o f th e o pi n i o n of l i , Chambers, and the most enlightened Membe rs 10 the Council of State, obstinately persisted ip l! resolution to prop o se th e C oncor d at. A s sure; the principles of Legislation, and the machined Government, are by n o means so we ll understi as in England, f or no B r i t i s h Mi n i ster wotil d , • insensate enough t o p ro p ose a measu re vtl' ir , should only throw on him the, disgrace of a ( l eft' t The determination o n th e p art o f t h e MO' s ; • to present the Con c o r d a t h a s di spose d th e t a. F Chambers to receive with jealousy ev ery °I „ tl' proposition of th e G overnment , an d, we ma Y aa V, that it has also i n a grea t measure withdraw° t sff'. m the the national co n fid ence , w hi c h previti. 0 . , 'was as high as it o u g ht to b e accor d e d to arlY l d . nistry whatever. This fact has been cleat'}( • 1 g nionstrated on a recent occasi on , w h e n t° - p( nistry experien ce d a ser i ous an d unexpected °l i v sitlon, where, from the salutary and obvion si l t . l o neficial nature of th e l aw , t h ey b a d a rig h ol' 'calculate on a most triumphant ma:10 1 ' 11 Y' l iiii Concordat, instead of un iti ng , h as cr eate ( ' 4 0 01 sions. It is the apple of discord hetwee ts l ot only the Ministers and the Chernber s ' ot also, if we are not very geeatly n iist : I 1 between the Minist er s th emse l ves .-- A h ~,t1 eloquence of M. / AISNE , a ll t he r, elr io inspired by the Duke de RICHLIEUP all the 14' f of M. Paso:swell, and all the popularil e ' l de CAZES have failed, wh en o pp ose d to th e b i d' , founded objections of the two- Chambers; 1 e n; I) y ? The reason is v er y s i m pl e - .---th e 1140pe,1 sentatilies of the Nation view with diSg° A"' Li d horror theresolutit eto press upon them al t :;, ii . "b" national L3W ; arid, asi..N, of the most en 0 eel and independent Members of the Cb ' ii'' e l l iois t who is in the habit of voting with the ° 4, 1 said to ate a hew days since, " why, in t he Ol of reason and coat:ors:l sense, Will Wfloisi es de fE .grade themselves in t r yi ng t o make us ji ,pl o the work of their opcn, their irrecoaet i! enemy, M. Beacas. They know 0141 if o l 4 ' diametric-idly. opposite to the national t ), rest and the national wish." The Cot tc° , l has been discussed in the Committees :p after inany tergiversations and nrodific at s , l M. Itsvtena was numinatel reporter. . 13° ;r' of them have the good sense to start n it ias t r i d able objection. TheChantlyer will D ol t i° is l known, receive the Concordat io it , l e , form, it at all. Now, will his bl: i i h n e ; l l: l sf : ti / halie° I I eess allow his infallibility tc be 5 6' he b r ' , 4i the Chamber of Deputies ; will he ever 2 , et to consent to a Concordat, I . tainly not. Hence then the s tormy r otber te , which would take place Would }}3" I . l° 5, ,ii ° ' stilt than that of exciting party pa s ` l" the C° ; '; rise to public scandal, and modifY in ''' oris t D, cordat merely to see it rejected with col;sler,,,ipll' indignation by the Pope. The se ~, t pith ri te otend.ed_ hare - ,not been without their %ve i g 1 .161 ,,, i l l ' o Ministers; and we may venture t° ` 1 .00. 4 they have decided the pol i o 10 ( V IC° . ~, : is t- i , t hi s ( m amma , we. nuderstantl, it (lye, f I t s recOmmence negociations Trill' iv . .),7 1 i f of Rothe ; and as it is Brea ' known 110 ~.o or ti , ' negotiations ere' carried 'fps %-vith theltioreire Rome, resembling a suit in Chancery, 0 . 0, , ,t ‘ lll safely ni. edict le/ any thing else, we may safe.; I eel e , -Concordat is adjoureed sine die; aw.l:OC lies the publi c opi n i on i s so strouglf 13 e the point, for ever. tile i May this serve as a sa l utary less°„ to, ci' l ' ;oo t! , 7 ,, peg ° fl oo nisters, never, in futur e , to c ourl"' joi e' d t ! at once so d e lic ate, sn d i ff i cu l t, e n(' sO -pr di 4 , i i Ovv" ,P' to the enemies Of , ['settee, 'to till. : ' la 0 , bro' 01 , enemies, to those who seek their o %: e- osr %leis') the Ministers hereafter, if they r e ' , : er be 1) ", 7 1 triumph of constitutional principles , °e , v eorS vc j enough' to give their support to c he er t j' itr ile their enemies. BoosAPARTE was ° be ort iste r d ' when lie wished to frame the. C ° ' e co wer ? ' did not send to Rome persons. vc" che ar o t against his usurped power, " 11 1 . 1 0610 6 the liame of 'reason, should the - 1 -\': it , O t ee f (west"( , end to Rome the declared ager►the3l, Legitimate Government of Fratree, for coe d 4' tures of the Charter are necessarily the 0 0' 14 : r tit 0 , the King. If th ey persist in such t ; lid iv hesitate not to pronounce, Arno velg, tha t ° dot!, not. only their owe ,dawnfal, bi tt tip. Legitimate Government itself. tit'''. Nothing more has trauspired Teg e Poets.; It. assassin of . the Duke ut Vt"Fals l 4' l6 , closely confined.